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Researchers at Tulane University and Southeast Louisiana Health Care System are developing a new painkiller as an alternative to morphine. The new drug is confirmed to be just as strong as morphine, but with fewer harmful side effects. This new painkiller is a peptide-based “engineered variant of the neurochemical endomorphin,” […]
All athletes at John Brown University will soon have to take a drug test. For the last two weeks, athletes at John Brown University have taken drug education courses. These courses, required by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes, are a precursor to the mandatory drug testing that will begin […]
The first-ever Diversity in Literature Symposium will convene on Friday thanks to the passion and initiative of Becky Watts, president of MOSAIC, the Multicultural Organization of Students Active in Christ. “The purpose of the symposium is exposure. I believe the best way to learn about a different culture is to […]
A federal judge rejected for the second time a request by the state of Texas to bar relief agencies from bringing Syrian refugees into the state. This could affect the attempts of 30 other governors from allowing refugees in their states. President Barack Obama has pledged to receive 10,000 people […]
The first game of the season for John Brown University’s tennis teams could serve as redemption, both from last semester and last season. The Golden Eagles will compete against Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. on Feb. 19 to begin their 2016 season as they did last year. A win for […]
Mayterm, John Brown University’s four-week express classes offered at the end of the spring semester, will now be moving to an online format. From May to July 1, the May term classes will be offered as eight week online courses for $390 a credit hour. This development is especially helpful […]
It’s the pinnacle of household gatherings, the most advertised time of the year and the climax of American sports championships. The Super Bowl is approaching quickly, meaning one thing: lots of food, football and friends. It is possibly the most celebrated time of the year in America. It seems a […]
The New York Polyphony will be returning to John Brown University on Saturday, Feb. 6 for a vocal performance in the Berry Performing Arts Center. The New York Polyphony is a men’s a cappella quartet that has toured in Germany, the Netherlands, New York and the United Kingdom. The group […]
The common Cavendish banana, which is eaten more than apples and oranges combined in the United States, may soon die out due to a global infestation of the Panama disease. This is not the first time that the Panama disease has killed off a species of bananas. In 1965, a […]
More women between the ages of 18 and 34 are living with their parents or other relatives than in the 1940s, according to Pew Research Center. In 1940, 36.2 percent of young women, or women age 18-35, lived with their parents or relatives. This was previously the highest percentage of […]